Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The north bound passengers have beer
very irregular the past week.
One of the pushers "paraIyzed" a caboos
by rear-end collision recently, at Arcadia.
To Cousin Geo. Dilts and his better half
health, happiness, long life, and plenty NOR,
of 'em.
The city council met Monday. a settle
ment was made with the collector and h'
turned over the delinquent list.
The meetings inaugurated last week vii
continue for two weeks longer. They will
be held during the present week in the NJ E
church.
W. G. Fairchild resigned as Treasurer o.
the District at a meeting of the School BOARD
Monday. W. T. Gay was appointed to fiji
the vacancy.
Our ice men all have their houses filled
We are informed that the ice put up this
season is of better quality than that of any
preceding year.
See Insurance card of f. W. Graves il
this issue. Mr.. q. is live, energetic man
and all business entrusted to him will be
faithfully and promptly attended to.
Hon. J. w. Berrym n writes us f. ON
Usage, Mo-, that he is doing fair business
and has fine farm to boot. Although &
resident of Crawford, John has by no means
forgotten native Iron.
Anent the ''Funny Nine" Harry Rudy
aged five says, "That was no show at ALL
see Knox Ryan every day." Another real
ization of the old, old truth that prophet
hath no honor in his own land.
The individuals who took that water buck.
and wash-tub from the Ironton House well
will do well to return the same before the
issue of next weeks paper, if they do not
want to see their names in print i'll that con-
nection.
We regret to learn that Mr.. VIM. Thorn
son, of st. Louis, has been suffering from Il
bad tooth and only found relief by having
n part of the jaw removed. Happily, he is
now conyalescing and will soon be his jolly
self again.
Giovanoni & Grandhomme have recently
purchased and placed in their saloon lamp
which gives a light that cannot be dimmed-
even by the electric. The light afforded by
this lamp is equal to 400 candles. And il
lights up the salaon to perfection much t
the delight of after supper pool-players whC
more specially receive the benefit thereof.
The readers Of the REGISTER will reat
with feeling of sincere sorrow and sympathy
OF She sudden arrangement of Mrs. ;. q
FairchIld, one of the Valleys nObleSt ant
best women. The atilction is doubles:
attributable to poor health. The estimabl'
frEa the IISpa ~
may prove only temporary, and pray for he
early and complete recovery.
Several communications have reached u
during the past week severely scoring three
south-end sweIls for unbecoming behavior
on recent occasions. We refrain from pub
fishing them, however, and trust this Sigh
admonition will serve the purpose of caus-
ing the Young men in question to more
closely adhere to the solemn resolution:
made with the advent OF the New Tear.
The entertainment of the Funny Nine al
Me. Academy of Music Saturday nigilt fan
exceeded expectations and gave satisfaction
in every sense. The songs, acts, statuary
etc, were all rendered in Il manner hi hy
pleasing TO the audience. and most ere ita.
BILE to the performers, developing no little
array of talent. The attendance would hay,
been much larger but for the il. clemency OF
rhe weather.
The snow which fell on Saturday night
with the sleet for a foundation afforded The
best sleighing of the season and our peopl,
were not slow to take advantage thereof
All dav Sunday and Monday, way into tn,
night the bells could be heard jingling il
every Quarter. Rev. l.. c. Wernert, we be
lieye. has the .'daisy" sleigh of the Valley
1T il of the shell pattern and just ''too cute
TOR anything"
Little By's almtie, while on a visit to New
York learned to believe in the homeopathic
school and to use its liIlipution pellets for th'
slighter indispositions which beset humanity
LAST week, she was observed by three-year
old Bv while taking the prescribed dOse-fo
toothache, we believe and of course, h
must have one of the pellets. Next day
while his ma was out in the kitchen attend
inc to the dinner, he espied the clock, an,
took in the fact that by climbing from chai
anon the sewing machine which stood undo
the time piece. he could reach 1t. No soone
thought of than done. He stopped the pen
dulum-its tick ticking had perhaps palle'
,1pon his ear. Anyway he stopped 1t, ant
Then looked over the shelf for something els
that needed his attention. Eureka, Their
stood a box-a nice little round box
He opened it quickly, and 10 and behold,
was full OF The same little round candies tina
his auntie always hid away from hfm-onl
ahese were much larger, and of course
cheap nicer.'' He wasn't going to be de
frauded ont of the benefit nf his discovery
he would eat them all, there and then. Ill
filled his mouth and began TO use bis l1ttl
ss.vs for all they were worth, and when nj
mann. came in moment after she had pie
Dicr 1,te half-eaten pills were abstracte'
from his mouth, and about this time h
,y.s about thu, sickest boy in the Valley. III
finally came out all right, but homeopath,
has one champion tina allopathy will neve
be able to subdue. The toihs heeoht hid
the big pills from him any moe
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